The 15th of March this year marks the 10 anniversary of the passing of Séamus Creagh. The Cork Folk Festival and musician friends of Séamus have put together this concert to pay a tribute to this wonderful traditional musician. A Tribute to Séamus Creagh Cork School of Music Friday[...]
For interactive Map click HERE Many thanks to Marc Ó Donnagáin
The season ticket is now on sale on www.tickets.ie The season ticket will cover you for all events over the 4 days of the Cork folk Festival. Including, Mick Flannery, The Unthanks, Buttons & Bows, Atlantic Arc Orchestra, Lynched, Dick Gaughan, We Banjo 3, Steve Tilston, Ceili Mor and many[...]
Thank to all who attended, played or helped in any way to make the 36th Cork Folk Festival a major success! The festival was attended by an audience of 12,000 people, it featured 300 musicians, in 12 concert venues and 10 gig & session trail venues and open air events[...]
Cork Folk Festival twins with Warwick Folk Festival The Twinning of these two 35 year old festivals began last year when a group of musicians and singers from Cork travelled to the Warwick and in return a delegation from Warwick visited Cork. The twinning came about when Jim Walsh and[...]
Si Kahn Si Kahn, singer, songwriter, writer, community organiser, union activist and environmental campaigner will play in a joint festival fundraising concert with Anne Feeney at the Firkin Crane centre on Thursday 31st July at 8.30. Si will hold a songwriting workshop at the Maldron Hotel on Monday 28th July[...]
Moxie When 5 young Irish musicians hibernate for 2 weeks to explore their music by the ever changing sky and the rhythmic movements and sounds of Irelands west coast Atlantic sea you get Moxie, a group who are inspiring audiences with their new palette of 21st century Irish music. The[...]
Following the success of their sold-out show in Christ Church Cathedral, the award winning members of Supergroup A Stór Mo Chroí are coming together again for a special night in Dublin’s Sugar Club Combined, Karan Casey, Éilís Kennedy, Pauline Scanlon, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, John Spillane, Donogh Hennessy, Dónal O’Connor and[...]
Andy Irvine (Ireland), Nikola Parov (Hungary), Bruce Molsky (USA), Dónal Lunny (Ireland and Japan) and Rens van der Zalm (Holland & Australia). They keep the airlines in business! Started by Andy a few years ago, the band rehearsed for the first time in Australia and finished the[...]
